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Petits Frères

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Jacques Doillon

Directed by: Jacques Doillon

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 18, 2001
DVD: December 18, 2001

Running Time: 92 minutes, Color

Origin: France

Language(s): French (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Stéphanie Touly, Iliès Sefraoui, Mustapha Goumane, Nassim Izem, Rachid Mansouri, Dembo Goumane, Sabrina Mansar, and Gérald Dantsoff

Accompanied by her dog, 13-year old Talia (Touly), runs away from her home. After she gets in a fight with her stepfather (Dantsoff), she ends up in the Pantin projects near Paris, where she meets new friends. What she doesn't know is that they plan to do something not very nice... and it has to do with her dog.

What The Critics Said

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80

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

This one's still worth checking out -- especially for the naturalistic performances by the feisty Touly and the rest of the young cast.

75

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Crushingly realistic.

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70

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Captures the vulnerability and aimlessness of its unfortunate characters with a heart-in-your-throat rawness that recalls some of the more poignant moments of Italian neo-realist cinema.

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70

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Doillon's ease with young performers is again seamlessly evident.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Disappointing.

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40

TV Guide Ken Fox

The best parts of the film come when he (Doillon) just lets the camera roll and lets the kids be kids.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 0 User Votes

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